Saturday, September 15, 2012

Lazy Weekend Meal; Salmon Miso Cream Pasta

Weekend is here again and it will be quite an exciting one for me and my family since we have visitors from overseas coming today. It's actually a close friend of mine whom I had the pleasure to know when I was staying in KL. In fact, she is the first friend I know when I was there! Our friendship didn't dampen even when I had moved back to Singapore for more then 2 years now. Really hope we can cherish and enjoy this friendship as long as we can, because it is not easy to find one as we all know. Looking forward to seeing them later!

Lately, I've fallen in love with this new chef (MASA), eh..specifically his cookbooks, haha! I found the first copy, "Joy of cooking at MASA's place" at the library and from then on, I just couldn't stop looking at the book! It's simple Japanese cuisine, taught step by step with simple ingredients that you can find. So in today post, I'm showing you all an easy pasta dish from his book, Salmon Miso Cream Pasta. It's sort of an infused Jap-Italian dish, super nice. Whether you like it for lunch or dinner, I am sure it will satisfy your appetite. ;)

In a saute pan, add the butter and heat up at medium low heat. Add the salmon and pan fry till golden brown. Should not take long, probably 5 minutes, depending on your salmon piece size.

Once the salmon is cooked, remove from the pan and let cool for 5 minutes. Then flake the fish, remove bones and skin if there is.

In a big pot, boil some water for cooking the spaghetti. Cook the pasta till al-dente and drain out. Set aside for use later.

To make the miso cream sauce, heat the cream in the microwave oven for a minute and then stir in the miso paste. Whisk if needed till well combined.

In another pot, add in 1 tsp oilve oil, and saute the garlic slices till fragrant. Then add in the asparagus, cook for a minute then add in the portabella. Stir for a while till the mushrooms have wilted a little. Pour in the miso cream mixture and stir till well combined. Lastly, add in the flaked salmon and stir well.

Add in the pasta as before you are serving, stir till well combined and dish up and eat while it is still warm. Bon appetit!

A simple yet delicious meal to prepare for your love ones. The salty miso mellows out with the cream and it also brings out the sweetness of the asparagus. It all went well with the musky taste of the portabella mushrooms...simply divine! My girl whom is not too fond of asparagus, ate up the whole plate with no complains and said it's the best pasta ever, lol!

Hope this post will inspire you to try it out and cook for your dear ones this weekend. ;) Cheers!

So she is your good friend who will carry the Castella box for you right? Hehehe , don't mentioned about the small gift, enjoy baking with it. I saw Masa book in bookstore too but never really look into this book, next time will pay more attention. This pasta sound really yummy !

I came across MASA's cookbook at Popular, and I have just stumble across his blog. His blog is in Chinese! Just google and you will be able to find the link. Very informative step by step instructions on his blog, good for lousy cook like me ;)

Hi HHB! Hope all is well on your side. :)) MASA has a chinese blog? That is too cool! Thanks so much for dropping by to tell me this! In that case, I don't have to spend money buying his cookbook now, thanks!!

Indeed Edith, I am blessed to have found these good friends during my short stay in KL. sometimes I think that it was all destined, because i suck at making new friends and somehow these ladies are the best!

Thanks Mich, you should try it this out if you like pasta. The miso taste is mild, you can't even really taste it. But I added more the 2nd time I made it, and it was even yummier, lol!

yum! i think i will like this too ! i also have one of masa's books, just bought not too long ago, havent tried anything from it yet. NOt sure if this is the same book. eh, he's good looking, hor? arhahaha!

wow that pasta looks delicious! I will try it out one day. :) Also, thank you so much on your advice for that recipe. I will definitely troubleshoot it to see what I did wrong. I have a suspicion that it is because I don't mix the batter well enough because I'm afraid of deflating the egg whites. XD

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Welcome to my humble food blog. I have always love food, glorious food! Now that I am happily married and staying home with 2 kids, cooking has become a big part of my life. What can I say, I'm in my "zone" while cooking/baking. And better yet, is to share these food with my friends & love ones.